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“ENGLAND AND GERMANY NOW FORMALLY AT WAR,” read the bold headline on the front page of the Uniontown Morning Herald on Aug. 5, 1914.While the hostilities that marked the official start of WWI had taken place on July 28th, the news that England had declared war on Germany was an indication ...

Let’s take a pause for the Pirates

This week I’ve decided to put politics aside in favor of my usual mid-to-late summer assessment of the Pittsburgh Pirates.Yep! They’re back in the thick o’ things. ItĢƵ getting to the point where thatĢƵ nothing new.The Pirates have managed to keep things interesting going into the ...

Rewriting ReaganĢƵ History

Ask any Republican and they’ll tell you thereĢƵ only been one perfect president in the history of the Republic – Ronald Reagan.That St. Ronnie never raised taxes – except when he did in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987.They’ll try to convince you that Reagan would’ve never given ...

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Back on May 15, 1970, a local newspaper carried a front-page story about the progress being made for the “New Laurel Shopping Mall,” that was under construction across the road from the Connellsville Airport on Route 119.It was reported that “thousands of pine trees” had been leveled ...

Sarah Palin should be impeached

LetĢƵ Impeach Sarah Palin!I never thought I’d ever say this, but maybe itĢƵ time for Sarah Palin to use all of the powers of her political office to singlehandedly impeach President Obama.WhatĢƵ that?She doesn’t have a political office?Then, perhaps, she should SHUT UP!All she has to ...

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One item I’ve found didn’t have a direct tie to Uniontown, except that it appeared on the front page of the Uniontown Morning Herald 93 years ago today.“’Why worry' author ends his own life,'' read the July 21, 1921 headline.Apparently a noted lecturer and orator from Northern Indiana ...